The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted incoming missile and drone attacks from Iran on Sunday morning, according to an X post by the Defense Ministry.
Earlier attacks were also reported, including against other Gulf states.
Anwar Gargash, advisor to UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said overnight that his country did indeed have the right to defend itself against the “terrorist aggression.”
At the same time, he said the UAE wanted to continue to act with reason and restraint.
The UAE is exercising restraint while simultaneously seeking a way out of the crisis for Iran and the wider Middle East region, Gargash added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X overnight that Tehran was calling on its “brotherly neighbors” to drive out foreign aggressors, saying their “sole concern is Israel.”
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Earlier this week, Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, called on Gulf states to close U.S. bases on their territory in a statement read out on state television by a presenter.
The statement spoke of warm and constructive relations with Arab neighbors, but said those ties were being used to wage war